Unmet clinical needs for COVID-19 tests in UK health and social care settings

There is an urgent requirement to identify which clinical settings are in most need of COVID-19 tests and the priority role(s) for tests in these settings to accelerate the development of tests fit for purpose in health and social care across the UK. This study sought to identify and prioritize unme...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-11, Vol.15 (11), p.e0242125-e0242125
Main Authors: Graziadio, Sara, Urwin, Samuel G, Cocco, Paola, Micocci, Massimo, Winter, Amanda, Yang, Yaling, Price, D Ashley, Messenger, Mike, Allen, A Joy, Shinkins, Bethany
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Betacoronavirus
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - statistics & numerical data
Clinical medicine
Control
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Diagnosis
Diagnostic systems
Disease transmission
Engineering and Technology
Epidemics
Evaluation
Health sciences
Health services administration
Health Services Needs and Demand
Hospitals
Humans
Medical research
Medical tests
Medicine and Health Sciences
Nursing Homes
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Questionnaires
Research and Analysis Methods
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social Sciences
Supervision
Supply and demand
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching hospitals
United Kingdom
Winter
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Summary:There is an urgent requirement to identify which clinical settings are in most need of COVID-19 tests and the priority role(s) for tests in these settings to accelerate the development of tests fit for purpose in health and social care across the UK. This study sought to identify and prioritize unmet clinical needs for COVID-19 tests across different settings within the UK health and social care sector via an online survey of health and social care professionals and policymakers. Four hundred and forty-seven responses were received between 22nd May and 15th June 2020. Hospitals and care homes were recognized as the settings with the greatest unmet clinical need for COVID-19 diagnostics, despite reporting more access to laboratory molecular testing than other settings. Hospital staff identified a need for diagnostic tests for symptomatic workers and patients. In contrast, care home staff expressed an urgency for screening at the front door to protect high-risk residents and limit transmission. The length of time to test result was considered a widespread problem with current testing across all settings. Rapid tests for staff were regarded as an area of need across general practice and dental settings alongside tests to limit antibiotics use.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0242125